Transcript Finding Work

FINDING WORK
Tools and strategies for getting
the job you want
THE JOB MARKET
Maybe you want a part-time job so you can gain work
experience, or you need a summer job to start saving
for college, or you intend to work full-time once you
graduate from high school. Whatever your occupational,
learning or personal goals are, you need to know how
to put a work search plan into action.
OPEN AND HIDDEN JOB
MARKETS
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Open Job Market: 15% of all available jobs.
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Advertised in:
 Newspapers
 Internet job banks such as the National Job Bank and the
Electronic Labour exchange
 Company websites
 Human Resource Career Centres
 Youth Employment Centres
 Trade publications (magazines published by specific
industries such as the retail industry)
 Professional association magazines such as the Canadian
Nurses’ Association.
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How Jobs Get Filled:
 Employers take applications or résumés, and interview
applicants
OPEN AND HIDDEN JOB MARKETS
Hidden
Job Market: 85% of all available jobs.
Jobs
are not advertised anywhere.
How
jobs get filled:
Employers hire people who have been
recommended to them.
People hear about the jobs through “word of
mouth.”
NETWORKING
“It
It
isn’t what you know, it’s who you know.”
might not be fair, but employers would rather hire
a person recommended to them than take a chance
on a stranger.
Who
you know gets you to the door and it’s what
you know that gets you through the door and into the
job – your education, skills and experience still have
to fit the job.
WHAT DO EMPLOYERS REALLY
WANT?
A skill
is proficiency, or dexterity that is acquired or
developed through training or experience.
Employability
skills refer to a person’s capacity
of gaining initial employment, maintaining
employment and obtaining new employment if
required. In simple terms, employability is about
being capable of getting and keeping fulfilling work.
WHAT DO EMPLOYERS REALLY
WANT?
Foundation
skills are about
knowing how to learn. This is
important to employers because
employees who learn efficiently
are more productive and cost
less money to train.
WHAT DO EMPLOYERS REALLY
WANT?
Transferable
skills are those
skills that you already have that
can be applied to new situations.
For example, a student who
plays sports learns and exhibits
many leadership skills which
may later help in their role in
workforce.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS
Eight Keys to Getting Hired. The Skills that Employers are Looking for!
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1. Personal Values:
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I have a positive attitude and I am willing to work hard to make the most of
opportunities.
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I react well to challenges.
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I am willing to reach beyond personal limitations.
2. Problem-solving and decision- making skills:
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I can accept additional responsibilities.
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I can talk with others and resolve issues.
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I can make decisions and carry them out.
 3. Ability to relate with other people:
• I am friendly. I communicate well with people of all ages.
• I can take initiative if I need to.
• I work well with people in all levels of my team.
 4. Communication skills:
• I am a good listener.
• I express myself clearly.
• I am not afraid to ask for help when necessary.
 5. Task-related skills:I can complete my work on time.
• I know how to care for tools and materials.
• I follow directions and stick with tasks until they are finished.
 6. Maturity:
• I am reliable, dependable, and responsible.
• I take pride in my work.
• I put in the time and effort to do a good job.
• I work well with little or no supervision.
• I am willing to take courses or additional training in order to
develop new job related skills.
 7. Health and Safety habits:
• I know about common health and safety rules.
• I follow established workplace rules and guidelines.
 8. Commitment to the job:
• I am enthusiastic about my work and willing to learn.
• I am always on time, and give consistent work and effort to the
team.
Questions to answer:
1. Do you have strengths in any of these areas? Give an
example of each strength you think you have.
2. Which key strengths do you need to improve upon?
Write down examples for each of how you can improve
your strength in that area.
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS
Watton Employment
Services Inc.
9 Elgin Street East
Cobourg, ON
K9A 0A1
Tel: (905)372-1901
Fax: (905)372-7790
1-888-348-8854
Fleming C.R.E.W.
Employment Centre
Employment Planning
& Counselling
Northern Lights
Canada
Victoria County Career
Services
1550 Lansdowne
Street West,
Peterborough, ON
K9J 2A2
Tel: (705) 775-2739
Fax: (705) 749-5070
138 Simcoe Street
Peterborough, ON
K9H 2H5
Tel: (705) 748 - 9110
Fax: (705) 876 – 0887
www.epcjobs.ca
370 Kent Street West,
Whitney Town Centre
Lindsay, Ontario K9V 6G8
Tel: (705) 328-0180
Fax: (705) 328-3649
www.careerservices.org
49 Maple Ave,
Haliburton, ON
Tel: (705) 457-2020
Fax: (705) 457-9570
Regular Hours:
Mon, Wed, Fri
8:45 to 4:45
Tuesdays and Thursdays
8:45 to 6:30
Brookdale Plaza
863 Chemong Road,
Unit 20-A
Peterborough, ON
K9H 5Z5
Tel: (705) 740-9014
Fax: (705) 740-9419
www.northernlightscanada.ca
Regular Hours:
Mon, Tues, Thurs
8:30 to 4:30
Wednesday 8:30 to 6:00
Friday 8:30 to 3:00pm
Havelock Office:
100 Ottawa St., Havelock
Tel: (705) 778-1500
Lakefield Office:
14 Queen St., Lakefield
Tel: (705) 652-1935
Open Mon, Tues, Wed
9:00-4:00
Open Mon, Tues, Wed,
8:30-4:30
www.watton.ca
Regular Hours: Monday
– Friday 8:30 to 4:30
Roseneath – Alnwick
Civic Centre
Wed. - 1:30 to 4:00
www.flemingcrew.ca
[email protected]
Colborne –Cramahe
Township Public Library
Thursday - 1:30 to 4:00
Regular Hours:
Monday – Friday
8:30 to 4:30
Monthly outreach to
Cavan & Keene
Regular Hours:
Monday to Friday
8:30 to 4:30
The Labour Market
Use the following website to help you answer the following questions:
http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca
1. Why do you need a Social Insurance Number? (SIN)
2. What are some resources available to you in researching a job?
3. What is The Labour Market (AKA, the Job Market)? Why is it
important to know about this when you are researching careers
and searching for work? What are the 7 areas of information found
at the LMI (Labour Market Information Service)?
SIN = Social Insurance Number, a nine-digit number that you need to work
in Canada or to have access to government programs and benefits
An available Job Searching resource available to you is the
www.jobbank.gc.ca
The Labour Market Information (LMI) Service helps Canadians find
information about occupations and labour market trends and outlooks,
including skill or labour shortages and surpluses, and statistics on
unemployment rates and the working-age population. It is good to know
the Labour Market what jobs will be in high demand, where the jobs will
be located and thereby directing us towards a career path. The Web site
features information on these 7 areas:
• National Occupational Classification job descriptions;
• skills requirements for jobs;
• employment prospects and labour market trends;
• wages;
• potential employers;
• educational and training institutions; and
• professional associations and unions.